Published works by Colter Paulson

Published works

• Statistics update – time to decision, reversal rates, and en banc petitions

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · February 20, 2026

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• Judge Murphy, Originalism, and Friedrich August von Hayek

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 12, 2026

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• Ten Years of En Banc Decisions:  a Breakdown by Panel Composition.

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · October 20, 2025

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• Ten Years of En Banc Decisions in the Sixth Circuit

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · September 26, 2025

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• Sixth Circuit Extends Family Member Relationships Covered By Family and Medical Leave Act

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · December 26, 2024

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• The Second Amendment Permits The Disarming of “Dangerous” Felons

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · August 30, 2024

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• The limits of Loper Bright and the long decline of Chevron

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · July 17, 2024

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• While We Are Waiting On Chevron

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · April 12, 2024

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• Sixth Circuit Judges Still Write Lots Of Dissenting and Concurring Opinions, But Appear To Be Less Partisan

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · June 9, 2023

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• New Standard For Notice In FLSA Collective Actions:  Clark v. A&L Homecare and Training Center

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · June 5, 2023

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• Reversal Rates In The Sixth Circuit And Elsewhere

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 31, 2023

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• What Circuits Have The Most (and Least) Influence On The Sixth Circuit?

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 26, 2023

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• The Sixth Circuit Rejects En Banc Review Regarding Remuneration and Causation Under the False Claims Act

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 23, 2023

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• The Three Circuits That Publish Far More Opinions Than Any Others—And How The Sixth Circuit Stacks Up

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 19, 2023

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• Sixth Circuit Invalidates Application of Nashville’s Sidewalk Ordinance Under The Takings Clause

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 15, 2023

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• How Long Does The Sixth Circuit Take To Resolve Appeals?

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 9, 2023

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• The Sixth Circuits Rejects The “Juridical Link” Test For Class Actions

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · May 2, 2023

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• Judge Davis Nominated to the Sixth Circuit

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · February 2, 2022

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• A Closer Look at the Sixth Circuit’s Decision on the Contractor Mandate

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 26, 2022

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• The OSHA Mandate Decision and the Sixth Circuit

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 18, 2022

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• We will miss Judge Merritt

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 18, 2022

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• The High Court stays the OSHA mandate but upholds the CMS mandate

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 13, 2022

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• Analysis Of The Supreme Court’s Oral Argument Yesterday

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 8, 2022

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• The OSHA Mandate — Supreme Court Oral Argument Preview

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · January 6, 2022

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• Supreme Options for OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

  Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog · December 21, 2021

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